• During the round 8 match between
La Trobe University and
Elsternwick in
Division 3 on 3 June, a 21-year-old La Trobe University accidentally slapped Elsternwick player Ashley Quinn (a
Victoria Police officer) while marking the ball. Quinn grabbed the player and punched him multiple times to the face, breaking his nose and causing the match to be temporarily halted. Quinn fronted the
Moorabbin Magistrates' Court in August 2024 on one charge of intentionally causing injury, and was sentenced to a six-month diversion. • On 2 September, during the
Division 3 semi-final between
Elsternwick and
Hawthorn, a Hawthorn player was allegedly punched in the back of a head by a spectator, later identified as former
AFL player Shem Tatpu. The player was taken to hospital while Tatpu was arrested by police, however he was later released from custody. • On 3 August, the VAFA announced that 33 previously-unnamed perpetual awards and trophies would be renamed to honour people "who have given distinguished service" to the VAFA or its clubs. •
St John's was removed from the Division 3 reserves grand final after it was found that they had fielded an ineligible player in the preliminary final against
Box Hill North, with Box Hill North taking its place in the grand final against
North Brunswick. • Former
West Brunswick reserves captain-coach Ron "Banjo" Patterson, who played a senior premiership in
1960 and won the reserves best and fairest medal in
1969, died on 17 March 2023. • Former
Old Haileybury player Alan Ross, who was part of the club's inaugural senior premiership in
1963, died in May 2023. ==Premier==